Acrosathe annulata

Acrosathe annulata
Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Therevidae
Genus: Acrosathe
Species:
A. annulata
Binomial name
Acrosathe annulata
(Fabricius, 1805)
Synonyms[1][2]

Bibio annulata Fabricius, 1805

Acrosathe annulata, also known as coastal silver-stiletto, is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae.[1][2][3] It is a Palearctic species that is widely distributed in Europe.[1][2]

Description

"Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed".[4]

Biology

Its habitats are sand dunes and sand hills. They rest on hot bare sand among marram.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) [Coastal Silver-stiletto]". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1909. BHL Full text with illustrations


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